The Republican journal., 1887-07-21
Literary News and Notes.

Charles Egbert Craddock's new serial in
Wide Awake, ''The story Of Keedon Bluffs" is
without doubt the most important contribution
of the year to juveEile literature.
Anlrew d. White will conclude In the Au-
gust Popular Science Monthly his account of the
astonishing superstitions Of the middle ages
respecting diabolical influence in the prOduc-
ton of storms.
John Burroughs some time ago published an
illustrated article in The Century, on s'English |
Wild Flowers" In the July number of the |
same magazine he has an article, profusely H. |
Illustrated, on American "Wild Flowers"
George Washington's Boyhood" is a notable |
and timely article in the July Wide Awake, by |
VIM. +. Carnc, giving hitherto unpublished |
facts and anecdotes, and telling more fully than
has been told before what kind of a boy the |
young Washington was Howard Pyle accom- |
panies the paper with superb frOntispfece |
picture. |
The second paper by David A. Wells on
I" The Economic Disturbances since 1871
to appear in the August Popular Science
Monthly, will probably he the most important
of the series, as it contains statement of the |
conditions and events which Mr.. Wells is con-
WINGED were the causes of the worldwide COM
mercial depression.
sity, publishes his third paper in the Century |
for July on the ''Chemstry and Economy of
Food" His new article is entitled "The Po-
tentia Energy Of Food" Professor Atwater
says: "The use of oily and fatty food in arctic
regions is explained by The great potential en-
two pounds of protein Of starch"
The d. Lothrop Co. have Just published an
American novcl-Dorothy Thorn of Thornton
by Julian Worth. author of The Full Statune of
Man. There is moral to Dorothy Thorn:
there are more than one. She is made to live
beyond the readers diversion. What that pur
pose Is. or what those purposes are, is not set |
down in the book; but nobody reads and asks.
1t is high in the sense of being good: and good
in the sense of being successful. 1t touches the
question of questions. work; and the wisdom
comes from two women who do not work. 1t
touches never so lightly the rising question.
the sphere of wOman-the wisdom on that Is |
said in dozen words by Il woman who has |
never given her sphere an anxious thought.
The Literary World gives a biographical
sketch of Mr.. Arlo Bates, who was born in
East Machas, Me-, in 1850, and drifted to Bos-
ton shortly after graduating at BowdOin col
lcgc. 1t says of him: In 1880 he took the ed-
torial chair Of the Sunday Courier. which he
still holds. Beside his regular journalistic work |
he has contributed to the Boston Advertiser,
Providence Journal Gas regular correspond |
ent and Literary World, doing for the latter |
at one time column called "a Book Worms |
Waymarks;' also the Century, Lippincotts,
Scribner's. Wide Awake, Outing, st. Nicholas,
and others among the magazines. Mr.. Bates
first book. we have reason to suspect, was !
"Patty'> Pervcrsities" (1SS1) in the anonymous
Ground Robin Series" his other volumes thus
far being "Mr. Jacobs" Qss3), a parody which
ran through four editions, the "Pagans'' 0SS4).
"A Wheel of Fire. 1SS5), Berries of the
Brier'' 1861. a book of poems. "SonnetS in
Shadow Qss7) and "a Lads Love- GsS0. !
This is certainly a cre,litable list in length. and
there is much in it crcdtable in quality.